Wish you were here!
LIKE many others at this time of year, Europe’s police are sending holiday postcards to their friends. Unfortunately, they don’t have exact addresses for...
Nuclear plant security upped over DAESH threat
NEARLY 500 Guardia Civil officers will be on permanent patrol around Spain's nuclear energy and waste plants – one of which is in Cofrentes...
‘No’ from the PSOE
The Socialist party (PSOE) has said it will not abstain in an investiture session vote in the regional parliament in order to allow the...
Empty threats
DWINDLING populations and the threat of becoming empty in a generation or two are an ongoing worry for inland villages – and 10 of...
Taxis on the war path
THE SPANISH association of taxi drivers has warned they will go on indefinite strike from July 31 if the government does not strictly apply...
Rooftop terrace conundrum
NUMEROUS Valencia city centre bars and restaurants have taken to the idea of setting their terraces on the top of the buildings where they...
Helping to shelter the homeless
Efforts are being made to protect homeless people from the cold weather.
The regional government has activated its protocol, which involves coordinating with town halls,...
Doctors’ strike on hold
The doctors’ strike which was due to take place in the Valencia region this week was postponed ‘in order not to contribute to the...
Pets are no longer ‘things’ under Spanish law
THE SPANISH government has taken the first steps to make the necessary changes in legislation to recognise animals as sentient beings, and not 'things'...
Suspect confesses to killing missing woman
The man that 25-year-old Marta Calvo went to meet in the town of Manuel (south of Valencia) before going missing in mid-November has given...
Catalan police to remove ballot boxes
The head of the Catalán regional police (Mossos D'Esquadra) Josep Lluís Trapero has send out internal orders for the officers to 'remove ballot boxes'...
Health minister to stand down
Minister for health Salvador Illa will stand down from his post at the end of the month.
The 54-year-old politician, who has managed the Covid-19...
Killer heat in June
The unseasonal heat which has been affecting the south and east of Spain since the middle of May is due to get worse next...
Big chill grips the Costa
THE COLD weather which has brought deep snow to inland areas of Alicante province is set to continue. Meteorologists at state weather agency AEMET reported...
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Transplants take off
The number of organ transplants at public hospitals in the Valencia region increased by a third to almost two per day in the first...
